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Barangays

The barangay is the smallest local government: where the government's plans and services reach the community, and where neighbours settle disputes.[1] A punong barangay, often called the kapitan, leads it with seven elected kagawad and the chairperson of the Sangguniang Kabataan.[1]

A barangay is created by law or by an ordinance of its province or city, and only when its voters approve it in a plebiscite. It needs at least 2,000 people, or 5,000 in Metro Manila and the highly urbanized cities.[1]

Map of the Philippines, every barangay in a colour of its own

Map of the Philippines, every barangay in a colour of its own

Every barangay in a colour of its own, no two side by side alike.

At a glance

Barangays
42,010[2]
in 1,642 cities and municipalities
People, 2024
112,727,776[3]
Of the 112,729,484 the census counted, 1,708 were in embassies abroad, in no region.
Urban or rural
8,209 urban[4]
33,801 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people
Commonwealth[5]
Quezon City
215,035 people
Largest by land
Lapi[6]
Peñablanca, Cagayan
about 833.28 km²
Fastest growing, 5,000 people or more
Bacjawan Sur[7, 8]
Concepcion, Iloilo
10.14% a year, 2020 to 2024
Fewer people than in 2020
13,642 barangays[8]
Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Pag-Asa, −9.08% a year.
Region: All
Sort: Most people

Each row is a barangay, with its 2024 census figures. Choose a column heading or a sort button to order the list, and choose it again to turn the order round. Narrow it with the menus.

42,010 barangays, 18,451 to 18,500 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
18,451CabaruanNaguilian, Isabela1,626about 258about 6.30 km²0.13% a yearRural
18,452CasulucanSanto Domingo, Nueva Ecija1,626about 739about 2.20 km²2.45% a yearRural
18,453DagatanBadian, Cebu1,626about 633about 2.57 km²2.08% a yearRural
18,454GiloctogBarili, Cebu1,626about 463about 3.51 km²−0.25% a yearRural
18,455KakalPaglat, Maguindanao del Sur1,626about 561about 2.90 km²3.02% a yearRural
18,456Maabud NorthSan Nicolas, Batangas1,626about 2,191about 0.742 km²7.75% a yearRural
18,457MahayagVillareal, Samar1,626about 1,232about 1.32 km²1.00% a yearRural
18,458NapoAmbaguio, Nueva Vizcaya1,626about 89about 18.33 km²2.52% a yearRural
18,459RawisSorsogon City, Sorsogon1,626about 797about 2.04 km²−0.34% a yearRural
18,460San JoseKalawit, Zamboanga del Norte1,626about 152about 10.72 km²1.97% a yearRural
18,461SibagoDonsol, Sorsogon1,626about 704about 2.31 km²−0.31% a yearRural
18,462Sinaliw MalakiAlfonso, Cavite1,626about 1,049about 1.55 km²0.33% a yearRural
18,463TalaptapLa Castellana, Negros Occidental1,626about 334about 4.87 km²−2.71% a yearRural
18,464TaromataBulan, Sorsogon1,626about 220about 7.40 km²1.36% a yearRural
18,465BalabagDigos City, Davao del Sur1,625about 78about 20.76 km²3.04% a yearRural
18,466Baliuag NuevoMinalabac, Camarines Sur1,625about 308about 5.27 km²−0.68% a yearRural
18,467BaybayCarrascal, Surigao del Sur1,625about 2,286about 0.711 km²−0.28% a yearRural
18,468BurgosCasiguran, Sorsogon1,625about 589about 2.76 km²0.36% a yearRural
18,469CadayonanPoona Bayabao, Lanao del Sur1,625about 9,078about 0.179 km²0.15% a yearRural
18,470CamambuganDingle, Iloilo1,625about 543about 2.99 km²0.40% a yearRural
18,471CatuganLal-Lo, Cagayan1,625about 237about 6.85 km²0.31% a yearRural
18,472Dale-BongShariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao del Sur1,625about 888about 1.83 km²5.48% a yearRural
18,473DayhaganAroroy, Masbate1,625about 96about 17.00 km²−1.12% a yearRural
18,474JohnsonLoreto, Agusan del Sur1,625about 86about 18.85 km²−0.95% a yearRural
18,475Lower Ipil HeightsIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay1,625about 4,254about 0.382 km²1.68% a yearRural
18,476OsmeñaBayugan City, Agusan del Sur1,625about 136about 11.96 km²−0.42% a yearRural
18,477Panglima MisuariIndanan, Sulu1,625about 991about 1.64 km²1.36% a yearRural
18,478RizalDelfin Albano, Isabela1,625about 1,451about 1.12 km²0.24% a yearRural
18,479TangkapaanTapul, Sulu1,625about 300about 5.41 km²0.86% a yearRural
18,480Upper LicananPanabo City, Davao del Norte1,625about 233about 6.98 km²0.40% a yearRural
18,481ApadJomalig, Quezon1,624about 251about 6.48 km²0.40% a yearRural
18,482Balangkare NorteGeneral Mamerto Natividad, Nueva Ecija1,624about 385about 4.22 km²−0.47% a yearRural
18,483BantaySolana, Cagayan1,624about 183about 8.88 km²0.24% a yearRural
18,484BetaTubaran, Lanao del Sur1,624about 374about 4.34 km²0.94% a yearRural
18,485BologKiangan, Ifugao1,624about 94about 17.25 km²−0.25% a yearRural
18,486BucariLeon, Iloilo1,624about 141about 11.53 km²0.27% a yearRural
18,487ManagaseBorbon, Cebu1,624about 375about 4.33 km²1.78% a yearRural
18,488MasikapLiliw, Laguna1,624about 16,725about 0.0971 km²−0.35% a yearRural
18,489Namabbalan NorteTuguegarao City, Cagayan1,624about 235about 6.92 km²1.55% a yearRural
18,490NattanzanIguig, Cagayan1,624about 1,331about 1.22 km²0.92% a yearRural
18,491PongtudAlegria, Surigao del Norte1,624about 153about 10.63 km²1.11% a yearRural
18,492Tagum SurTrinidad, Bohol1,624about 284about 5.71 km²−0.12% a yearRural
18,493TandubuaySan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur1,624about 608about 2.67 km²−0.64% a yearRural
18,494TimbaonSan Juan, Siquijor1,624about 527about 3.08 km²0.06% a yearRural
18,495AnislagCorella, Bohol1,623about 854about 1.90 km²0.89% a yearRural
18,496BanlasanTrinidad, Bohol1,623about 215about 7.55 km²4.18% a yearRural
18,497Don Virgilio GonzalesMedellin, Cebu1,623about 498about 3.26 km²1.16% a yearRural
18,498LibuakIsland Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte1,623about 381about 4.26 km²1.70% a yearRural
18,499LipataParanas, Samar1,623about 788about 2.06 km²−0.35% a yearRural
18,500LubangBuenavista, Bohol1,623about 318about 5.10 km²4.99% a yearRural

Rankings of the Philippines

How it fits

A barangay is the smallest unit of government, led by a punong barangay (the kapitan) and a council of kagawad. Every city and municipality is made up of barangays.

  1. Island groups3Luzon, the Visayas, Mindanao: a grouping, not a government
  2. Regions18Big areas that group provinces
  3. Provinces82Each led by a governor
  4. Cities and municipalities1,642Each led by a mayor
  5. Barangays42,010The smallest unit, led by a punong barangay (kapitan)

Sources

The list shows each place's own figures: people from the PSA's 2024 census, growth from its 2020 census, land areas from the Land Management Bureau's 2019 masterlist. A barangay's area is measured inside its border on UN OCHA's map and is approximate, and a barangay shows no growth where its border changed after 2020. Every figure's source is on its place's page; how Scene works out the rest.

  1. 1.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 7160: the Local Government Code of 1991. Published October 10, 1991. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  2. 2.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 2nd Quarter 2026: Publication Datafile. Published June 30, 2026. Read by Scene September 24, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  3. 3.Philippine Statistics Authority. Population and Annual Population Growth Rate of the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities Based on the 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2024 Population Census (OpenSTAT table 0211A6DAPG0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  4. 4.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population and Urban Population by Urban Classification and Region, Province, Highly Urbanized City, City/Municipality and Barangay: Philippines, 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0231A6DPUP0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  5. 5.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024 : National Captial Region (NCR) (OpenSTAT table 0171A6DTHP6). Published August 5, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  6. 6.UN OCHA, from the PSA and NAMRIA. Philippines: Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB), barangay layer. Published February 13, 2025. Read by Scene September 25, 2026. CC BY-IGO 3.0. Open the source
  7. 7.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024: Western Visayas (OpenSTAT table 0061A6DTPH5). Published August 5, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  8. 8.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 4th Quarter 2022: Publication Datafile, with the 2015 and 2020 census counts (the PSA's file, as the Internet Archive keeps it). Published December 31, 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

Scene works out the rest from these sources: growth rates, shares, areas, densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances. How.

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